Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory

The Economic Agent - Second Edition
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-691-15413-8
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 266 g

This book presents Ariel Rubinstein's lecture notes for the first part of his well-known graduate course in microeconomics. Developed during the fifteen years that Rubinstein taught the course at Tel Aviv University, Princeton University, and New York University, these notes provide a critical assessment of models of rational economic agents, and are an invaluable supplement to any primary textbook in microeconomic theory.

In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Rubinstein retains the striking originality and deep simplicity that characterize his famously engaging style of teaching. He presents these lecture notes with a precision that gets to the core of the material, and he places special emphasis on the interpretation of key concepts. Rubinstein brings this concise book thoroughly up to date, covering topics like modern choice theory and including dozens of original new problems.

Written by one of the world's most respected and provocative economic theorists, this second edition of Lecture Notes in Microeconomic Theory is essential reading for students, teachers, and research economists.

• Fully revised, expanded, and updated
• Retains the engaging style and method of Rubinstein's well-known lectures
• Covers topics like modern choice theory
• Features numerous original new problems--including 21 new review problems
• Solutions manual (available only to teachers) can be found at: http://gametheory.tau.ac.il/microTheory/.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubinstein, Ariel

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

Introduction ix

Lecture 1. Preferences 1

Problem Set 1 10

Lecture 2. Utility 12

Problem Set 2 20

Lecture 3. Choice 23

Problem Set 3 41

Lecture 4. Consumer Preferences 45

Problem Set 4 58

Lecture 5. Demand: Consumer Choice 60

Problem Set 5 73

Lecture 6. Choice over Budget Sets and the Dual Consumer 75

Problem Set 6 82

Lecture 7. The Producer 85

Problem Set 7 92

Lecture 8. Expected Utility 94

Problem Set 8 104

Lecture 9. Risk Aversion 107

Problem Set 9 119

Lecture 10. Social Choice 121

Problem Set 10 128

Review Problems 131

References 147

Index 151

Über Autor(innen)

Rubinstein, Ariel
Ariel Rubinstein is professor of economics at Tel Aviv University and New York University. He is the author of "Economics and Language" and "Modeling Bounded Rationality" and the coauthor of "A Course in Game Theory and Bargaining and Markets."